Translator: CinderTL
The trial in the Inheritance Hall was a matter of life or death.
However, Li Chunjun wasn't the least bit afraid.
Though the trial was notoriously difficult, typically only Void Refining cultivators aiming to cultivate the Supreme Dharma Aspect could pass it, even the Supreme Dharma Aspect's Dao Cultivation and Qi would only reach a maximum of 30,000 years.
His standards far exceeded that.
He had chosen to land in the Inheritance Hall partly to avoid the collapsing Star Abyss and partly to rest.
Having fought over a hundred Void Refining cultivators in succession, nearly half of whom were equivalent to peak void refining cultivators at level 33, had taken a heavy toll on him.
And if there was one place in the Star Abyss that could be considered truly safe, it was undoubtedly the Inheritance Hall.
While resting, he also wanted to see what trial the star spirit dao harmonization had left behind, what inheritance and treasures it had left, and...
whether there was a way to circumvent the restrictions that came with receiving the inheritance.
"Whew!"
Landing in the Inheritance Hall, Li Chunjun exhaled a long breath.
He glanced at the Void storm, now receding behind the hall's barrier, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret.
"The Myriad Realms Compass, the Dharma Manifestation Armament... what a pity."
After his string of battles, he had acquired a considerable amount of spoils of war.
However, these spoils of war were mostly damaged or broken Dao Artifacts. Even added together, they didn't equal the value of the Myriad Realms Compass and the Dharma Manifestation Armament.
But there was nothing to be done about it.
Why would the enemy leave such treasures as the Myriad Realms Compass and the Dharma Manifestation Armament for him?
They would naturally destroy them to prevent them from falling into his hands.
As Li Chunjun lamented the spoils of war, a spirit body had already coalesced into a form, projecting an ethereal figure resembling Spirit Body No. 11.
"Hmm?"
The spirit body's gaze fell upon Li Chunjun, a hint of surprise in its eyes.
But after glancing around, it calmly said, "Although you didn't enter the Inheritance Hall through conventional means, your display of strength during your Void crossing proves you're qualified to undergo the true assessment. Now, you may choose the direction of your assessment based on your strengths."
Li Chunjun's gaze also turned to the spirit body.
Having interacted with Liu Yu and others before, he knew that such spirit-type life wasn't always rigid and inflexible.
They simply wouldn't offer information they could easily provide unless asked.
So he asked directly, "What should I call you?"
"You may call me Starlight."
The spirit body spoke calmly, then proceeded with its task: "Please select your assessment direction."
"Isn't it mandatory to take the assessment immediately upon entering the Inheritance Hall? After all, many who have just defeated the seven-colored guardians might be injured..."
Li Chunjun paused, as if struck by a sudden thought. "If we're really going to take the assessment, shouldn't the inheritance hall help us recover our condition?"
Starlight hesitated for a moment before replying, "If you choose to take the assessment immediately, you may request recovery. If you decline, I will forcibly assign you an assessment within the next year."
Li Chunjun nodded without surprise.
That was the one flaw of these spirit-type lives: they wouldn't volunteer information unless asked. Their initiative was sorely lacking.
"I'll take the assessment," Li Chunjun said. "I excel at direct combat."
He added, "I request recovery."
"Combat assessment..."
Starlight quickly made the necessary arrangements.
Soon, three seven-colored guardians emerged from the depths of the hall.
Li Chunjun's expression shifted slightly. "You don't mean I have to fight all three at once, do you?"
These seven-colored guardians were no pushovers. Their Dao Cultivation and Qi had reached a level between 20,000 and 30,000.
Even ordinary Dharma Manifestation Venerables with shallow foundations would find it impossible to defeat them.
"Each of the three guardians excels in different areas, but they also have weaknesses. If you truly possess exceptional combat talent, you can exploit their weaknesses to defeat them. Alternatively, if your strength is sufficient, you can simply overpower them with brute force."
Starlight explained calmly, her voice devoid of emotion. "I will now teleport you into the Ever-Transforming Creation Pool to recover your condition."
With that, a surge of Void Power enveloped Li Chunjun's body.
Li Chunjun didn't resist. Following the Void Power, he was swiftly transported into a pool within the inner space of the Inheritance Hall.
The pool was surrounded by a profusion of Spirit Materials and Ancient Trees, with a constant stream of spiritual energy flowing into its depths. After circulating his Qi slightly, Li Chunjun felt a surge of creation power and life power coursing through his body, easing the fatigue from his hundred-round battle against Bai Lian.
"You have a maximum of ten days to restore your condition. Once you've fully recovered, or when the time limit expires, you will be transferred to the challenge zone, and the assessment will automatically begin."
"Starlight said, adding, 'Please recover your condition as quickly as possible.'"
With that, she vanished without a trace.
Li Chunjun paid no mind to Starlight's somewhat cold demeanor. He knew that spirit-type life forms behaved this way until your "authority" reached a certain level.
As he refined the creation qi and Life Qi from the Ever-Transforming Creation Pool to recover, he took out his Message Jade Talisman.
Soon, Lan Jing's image materialized within.
Though this Heaven's Chosen of the Profound Yellow Sect didn't know the specifics of Li Chunjun's battle with the Heavenly Palace's Void Refining cultivators, she knew that the number of Void Refining cultivators he had killed must be staggering.
Thus, when she saw him again, a hint of awe involuntarily flickered in her eyes.
"Supreme Elder Li, are you alright?" she asked, then immediately continued, "We sensed immense disturbances in the Star Abyss where you were, as if..."
"It's nothing," Li Chunjun interrupted. "Zhuo Long detonated the Myriad Realms Compass in an attempt to take me down with him, causing a small-scale collapse in the Star Abyss. I've since left the collapse zone and am safe."
After a brief introduction, he cut straight to the point: "Although the Star Abyss in my area collapsed, Primordial True Martial and his group retreated quickly and weren't caught in the collapse. I want you to keep an eye on them, track their movements as best you can, and report to me immediately if I need to know their location."
"Primordial True Martial!?"
Lan Jing's pupils constricted. She was, of course, familiar with the Wu Ji Sect's peak void refining cultivator.
"Supreme Elder Li, did you actually encounter an ambush by Primordial True Martial's group?"
"Not quite," Li Chunjun replied.
Lan Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she chuckled inwardly, realizing she had overreacted.
Supreme Elder Li had just fought a life-or-death battle with Zhuo Long and his group. If he had encountered Primordial True Martial's group immediately afterward...
He wouldn't be standing here now, speaking so casually.
At that moment, Li Chunjun continued, "After I had slain more than half of the thirty-odd void refining cultivators Zhuo Long had brought with him, Primordial True Martial, who had rushed over in response, was so terrified that he didn't dare intervene and immediately turned and fled."
"That said," he added, "I was in a hurry to deal with Zhuo Long and the void refining cultivators around him. I couldn't mark them immediately. So, the task of tracking them falls to you."
Lan Jing's pupils constricted.
Staring at Li Chunjun's image on the communication artifact, her eyes were filled with uncontrollable disbelief.
Primordial True Martial...
hadn't even dared to strike in front of Supreme Elder Li!?
How could this be possible!?
But then, she seemed to recall the fragmented information she had gleaned—information that even the Profound Yellow Sect itself found hard to believe.
Since Li Chunjun entered the Star Abyss and began his war against the Wu Ji Sect and Heavenly Palace, the two sects had reportedly lost over a hundred void refining cultivators!
Outsiders assumed the Profound Yellow Sect was secretly aiding Li Chunjun, leading to such massive losses. But in reality, the Profound Yellow Sect had only a dozen or so void refining cultivators stationed in the Star Abyss. Where could they possibly find the power to achieve such a feat?
Li Chunjun had killed them all.
As the saying goes, an enemy knows you better than you know yourself.
The achievement of killing a hundred void refining cultivators...
Deterring Yuan Zhenwu and stripping him of the courage to strike was entirely reasonable.
"You..."
Lan Jing opened her mouth, intending to say something, but ultimately found herself unable to utter a single word.
Li Chunjun had slain a Void Refining Master!
A figure who held a pivotal position within any of the Great Sects.
This wasn't a Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivator.
Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators could leverage Arcane Arts, Mystical Powers, Sword Intent, and Mystic Treasures to widen the gap between themselves. A hundred-man slaughter wasn't even considered unusual; a thousand-man slaughter wasn't unheard of.
But Void Refining...
Every cultivator who reached Void Refining had once been a Peerless Prodigy!
In this realm, how could one truly widen the gap in Dao, Mystical Powers, mental fortitude, or willpower?
To achieve such a feat at this level...
Even seasoned Dharma Manifestation Venerables might struggle to match it.
"Very well. I need some time to recover. It will take at least half a month, perhaps several months. I will strike again to completely eradicate the Wu Ji Sect and Heavenly Palace's forces within the Star Abyss. During this time, keep a close watch on their movements and provide me with firsthand intelligence as soon as possible."
Li Chunjun instructed.
Lan Jing shuddered at his words.
Li Chunjun intends to wipe out all the Void Refining cultivators from the Wu Ji Sect and the Heavenly Palace in the Star Abyss in one fell swoop!?
To simultaneously suppress two Council-level Powers... just imagining such a scene sends shivers down one's spine.
Not from fear, but from pure excitement.
In an instant, all hesitation vanished from the Void Refining cultivator's face. He bowed deeply, his voice filled with genuine respect: "I humbly obey the Supreme Elder's decree."
After ending the communication, Li Chunjun used the creation qi and Life Qi within the Inheritance Hall to rapidly recover his condition.
As the legacy site of a Dao Harmonizing Star Spirit, the value of its treasures far surpassed the imagination of even a Void Refining cultivator.
Even the poorest Void Refining cultivator would possess a fortune worth hundreds of millions of Spirit Crystals. Even the most ordinary items they casually discarded would be enough to make Nascent Soul cultivators, who could barely scrape together a few dozen or hundred Spirit Crystals, flock to them.
Under such circumstances, Li Chunjun's physical condition fully recovered in just three days.
Considering Primordial True Martial was still waiting to be dealt with, he didn't waste any time. He directly addressed the Void: "Begin the assessment. The sooner it ends, the sooner I can see what legacy this Dao Venerable left behind and what usable items remain."
Starlight didn't respond or offer any comment on his words.
It simply answered Li Chunjun's request with action.
As the surrounding Void shifted, his figure materialized in an endless desert.
Above, three streaks of seven-colored light descended from the Heavenly Vault.
(End of the Chapter)
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